Add another to the list of things claimed to be caused by global warming: Vessels getting trapped in unexpected sea ice!

Alvin Stone, media manager of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition: 'Indications are that it is precisely climate warming that led to the vessel’s awkward predicament'

Reality Check to Alvin Stone: 'As ice on the continent grows, so would the rate of calving due to pressure. Again we are being asked to accept that increased sea ice is a sign of climate warming, and the same goes for a decrease.'